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The iconic African American director John Singleton has died. He was a trailblazer in film, who created content for the community that challenged, educated and entertained. He was the first African American to be nominated for an Academy Award for best director. Known for his one-of-a-kind style, the 51-year-old filmmaker suffered a major stroke on April 17, 2019.…

Nipsey Hussle was murdered at the age of 33, shot six times in front of his L.A. store — The Marathon Clothing — and we find ourselves mourning yet another rapper who has been taken away from us much too soon as a result of gun violence. Gun violence isn’t exclusive to rap music or…

Name: Lee Adrian Industry: Music City: Houston Genre: Rap Favorite Artist: Tupac Describe who Lee Adrian is in five words. Driven, unapologetic, God-fearing, hungry and patient. Being an artist from the heart of Houston, who now lives in Atlanta, describe your sound. [My sound] is something that I feel all ears can adapt to. It has authenticity, and…

Rolling out interviewed Kevin Rhames. His production group was Live Squad. He was a producer for the late rapper Tupac Shakur. Kevin talks about his experience with him. How long have you been producing? I have been producing for over 20 years. Working with signed and unsigned artists. How did you and Tupac meet? Tupac…

Items owned by Tupac Shakur have been donated to Temple University. The late hip hop legend’s possessions (including a bullet-dented gold medallion he was wearing when he was shot five times in 1994) will be displayed at the school’s campus at the Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection. As reported by Billboard, the collection is made…

It is apropos that October has arrived because this next claim sounds like it is coming from a Halloween horror story and it’s freaking people out. Tupac Shakur, easily one of the best and most beloved rappers of all time, is alive and well and living on an island nation. This outlandish claim is coming…

Kanye West DOB: June 8, 1977 Kanye West has been under fire recently for referring to slavery as a “choice” on TMZ and posting multiple cryptic tweets endorsing President Donald Trump. Still, there’s no question regarding the producer-turned-rapper’s impact on the culture. After producing a number of hits for household names such as Jay-Z, Alicia Keys,…

Madonna has lost her legal battle to stop the sale of the letter Tupac sent her when they broke up. A Manhattan Supreme Court judge has ruled that Madonna’s former friend Darlene Lutz would be able to sell personal items belonging to the singer because the statute of limitation to recover items had passed. In…

Donald Glover thinks he’s the “new Tupac.” The 34-year-old star is one of a number of hip-hop acts who have compared themselves to the late rapper over the years, but Glover (whose stage name is Childish Gambino) believes that he and the late Tupac Shakur share a striking number of similarities. In a recent Esquire…

A special edition of “Unsung Hollywood” will showcase rapper and actor Tupac Shakur on Sunday, Oct. 29 at 10 p.m. ET. TV One’s Jubba Seyyid, senior director of Programming & Production, shares, “Tupac is iconic and he transcends music and television. We’ve heard his story told before, but as a musician. We don’t think he got…

In a 2.5 page handwritten letter penned by Tupac Shakur, then 24, in 2005 lies some details about whether or not then 37-year-old pop icon Madonna visited the rapper while he was incarcerated in Rikers Island. The letter was sent to her New York City apartment in January 2005. It’s reported the couple split because…

Dominique Columbus is one to watch. When he was 18 he decided to shift his focus from amateur boxing to building a career in television. He enrolled in a theater program and various acting classes and immersed himself in the world of film and television, both in front of and behind the camera. Almost two…

The untold story of one of the most influential hip-hop musicians of all time, All Eyez on Me releases on Digital HD today (Aug. 22) and on Blu-ray Combo Pack (plus DVD and Digital HD) and DVD Sept. 5 from Lionsgate. In a gritty narration of the late legend Tupac Shakur’s rise and fall, newcomer Demetrius Shipp Jr. portrays Shakur…

A judge has stopped an “outrageous and grossly offensive” auction of “deeply personal” items owned by Madonna after the singer sought an emergency court order. The 58-year-old singer had sought an emergency court order over a proposed sale from Gotta Have It! Collectibles, who were planning to put items including previously-worn panties, a love letter…

Jada Pinkett Smith made headlines weeks ago when she slammed the Tupac Shakur biopic All Eyez On Me, claiming that it was “deeply hurtful” the way her relationship with Shakur was misrepresented in the film. Recently, Pinkett Smith opened up again about the biopic and further explained why she was so hurt by the…

The late, legendary rapper Tupac Shakur broke off his relationship with former pop queen Madonna because of her race. The icon, whose life is played out in the hit movie All Eyez on Me, poured out his heart to the singer in a very enlightening letter he wrote while he was in jail. According to TMZ, Tupac…

Former Death Row Records security chief Reggie Wright, Jr. and his former Compton PD father indicted in 22 person Federal Grand Jury Probe as predicted and laid out in recently released Tupac Assassination: Battle For Compton. In Memphis, 22 members and associates of the Grape Street Crips/The Peda Roll Mafia were charged and arrested last…

After running a successful clothing brand that revolutionized streetwear in the ’90s, legendary fashion designer Karl Kani wants to teach young designers how to find success and avoid those pitfalls he experienced. It’s a natural evolution for Kani who started his fashion creations at the tender age of 16. He moved to L.A. in 1989…

All Eyez On Me, the biopic about legendary rapper Tupac Shakur was released officially on his birthday to much fanfare and nostalgia. Chicago hosted a screening of the film the day before the official release. The Showplace Icon was filled with Tupac fans waiting to see the film’s depiction of the rapper many consider to be…

Many people say it was hardly coincidental that on Tupac Shakur’s birthday and the opening of the film on his life, All Eyez on Me, which brought in a staggering $33 million in one day, President Trump called for the retrurn of 2Pac’s aunt, Assata Shakur from Cuba. Speaking in a predominately Cuban-American neighborhood in…